basset hound howls
at 3 am next to
the empty water bowl.

church gravestone
blue warm sky
no time for grief

Two sisters
Large metal basin
Taking bath

sitting on the deck at dusk
telescope      fresh from box
a boy spies the tree line

The wind
shakes the dew from the trees
morning spent in the woods

face tattoos and high fives
Webber’s smoke
ILL . . . INI

looking down at the people
over the edge of the rail
on the coaster

little boy smiles
jack o’lantern on porch
both are missing teeth

waves crash
we walk barefoot
minds clear

kids on a bank
poles baiting the fish
Splash

Bags packed….car packed
long trip
now what?…heal

old friends gather
beers clink
to meet up more often